The second and final volume of the definitive account of the german submarine war. German uboats that sank thousands of british and american trans port ships early in the war. For a period of nearly six years, the german uboat force attempted to blockade and isolate the british isles in hopes of forcing the british out of the war, thereby thwarting both the allied strategic air assault on german cities and operation overlord, the allied invasion of occupied france. During the last war, roberts asked, would you ever have crept among. Hitler s uboat war the hunters 19391942 by clay blair description. It is an epic sea story, the most arduous and prolonged naval battle in all history. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download.
Volume ii, the hunted, to follow a year later, will cover the last years of the naval war in europe, august 1942 to may 1945, when the allies finally overcame the uboat threat. Acclaimed on its publication in 1997 should become the standard history of the unterseeboote washington post volume one of clay blairs magnum opus is here followed by volume two, the hunted covering 194245. The hunted 194245 clay blair the second and final volume of the definitive account of the german submarine war. The mediterranean uboat campaign lasted from about 21 september 1941 to 19 september. For a period of nearly six years, the german uboat force attempted to blockade and isolate the british isles in hopes.
Hitlers uboat war, the hunted 194245 volume 2 ebook by clay. Blair wrote two dozen history books and hundreds of magazine articles that reached a popular audience. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Mediterranean uboat campaign world war ii wikipedia. The wargame that revealed a nazi uboat tactic time.
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